The Knee Plays

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Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Tree (Today Is an Important Occasion)
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1984)
producer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
baritone saxophone:
Ernie Fields (in 1984) and William Green (woodwind) (in 1984)
drums (drum set):
Paul Humphrey (jazz, r&b drummer) (in 1984)
percussion:
Bobbye Hall (in 1984)
saxophone:
Pete Christlieb (in 1984), Don Myrick (in 1984) and Ernie Watts (jazz and blues saxophonist) (in 1984)
trombone:
Garnett Brown (in 1984), Dana Hughes (in 1984), David Stout (American trombonist) (in 1984), Phil Teil (in 1984) and Fred Wesley (in 1984)
trumpet:
Ray Brown (soul/jazz trumpet player Raymond Lee Brown, 75-) (in 1984), Rich Cooper (trumpet) (in 1984), Chuck Findley (trumpet, trombone, horn player) (in 1984) and Nolan Smith (in 1984)
vocals:
David Byrne (Talking Heads) (in 1984)
conductor:
David Blumberg (in 1984)
recording of:
Tree (Today Is an Important Occasion) (in 1984)
lyricist and composer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
4:07
2In the Upper Room
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1984)
producer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
baritone saxophone:
Ernie Fields (in 1984) and William Green (woodwind) (in 1984)
drums (drum set):
Paul Humphrey (jazz, r&b drummer) (in 1984)
percussion:
Bobbye Hall (in 1984)
saxophone:
Pete Christlieb (in 1984), Don Myrick (in 1984) and Ernie Watts (jazz and blues saxophonist) (in 1984)
trombone:
Garnett Brown (in 1984), Dana Hughes (in 1984), David Stout (American trombonist) (in 1984), Phil Teil (in 1984) and Fred Wesley (in 1984)
trumpet:
Ray Brown (soul/jazz trumpet player Raymond Lee Brown, 75-) (in 1984), Rich Cooper (trumpet) (in 1984), Chuck Findley (trumpet, trombone, horn player) (in 1984) and Nolan Smith (in 1984)
conductor:
David Blumberg (in 1984)
arranger:
The Baptist Methodist Choir Church of God, David Byrne (Talking Heads) and David Blumberg
recording of:
In the Upper Room (in 1984)
writer:
L. E. Campbell
arranger:
Mahalia Jackson
3:40
3The Sound of Business
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1984)
producer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
baritone saxophone:
Ernie Fields (in 1984) and William Green (woodwind) (in 1984)
drums (drum set):
Paul Humphrey (jazz, r&b drummer) (in 1984)
percussion:
Bobbye Hall (in 1984)
saxophone:
Pete Christlieb (in 1984), Don Myrick (in 1984) and Ernie Watts (jazz and blues saxophonist) (in 1984)
trombone:
Garnett Brown (in 1984), Dana Hughes (in 1984), David Stout (American trombonist) (in 1984), Phil Teil (in 1984) and Fred Wesley (in 1984)
trumpet:
Ray Brown (soul/jazz trumpet player Raymond Lee Brown, 75-) (in 1984), Rich Cooper (trumpet) (in 1984), Chuck Findley (trumpet, trombone, horn player) (in 1984) and Nolan Smith (in 1984)
vocals:
David Byrne (Talking Heads) (in 1984)
conductor:
David Blumberg (in 1984)
recording of:
The Sound of Business (in 1984)
lyricist and composer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
6:20
4Social Studies
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1984)
producer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
baritone saxophone:
Ernie Fields (in 1984) and William Green (woodwind) (in 1984)
drums (drum set):
Paul Humphrey (jazz, r&b drummer) (in 1984)
percussion:
Bobbye Hall (in 1984)
saxophone:
Pete Christlieb (in 1984), Don Myrick (in 1984) and Ernie Watts (jazz and blues saxophonist) (in 1984)
trombone:
Garnett Brown (in 1984), Dana Hughes (in 1984), David Stout (American trombonist) (in 1984), Phil Teil (in 1984) and Fred Wesley (in 1984)
trumpet:
Ray Brown (soul/jazz trumpet player Raymond Lee Brown, 75-) (in 1984), Rich Cooper (trumpet) (in 1984), Chuck Findley (trumpet, trombone, horn player) (in 1984) and Nolan Smith (in 1984)
vocals:
David Byrne (Talking Heads) (in 1984)
conductor:
David Blumberg (in 1984)
recording of:
Social Studies (in 1984)
lyricist and composer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
5:00
5(The Gift of Sound) Where the Sun Never Goes Down
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1984)
producer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
baritone saxophone:
Ernie Fields (in 1984) and William Green (woodwind) (in 1984)
drums (drum set):
Paul Humphrey (jazz, r&b drummer) (in 1984)
percussion:
Bobbye Hall (in 1984)
saxophone:
Pete Christlieb (in 1984) and Jackie Kelso (in 1984)
trombone:
Garnett Brown (in 1984), Dana Hughes (in 1984), David Stout (American trombonist) (in 1984), Phil Teil (in 1984) and Fred Wesley (in 1984)
trumpet:
Ray Brown (soul/jazz trumpet player Raymond Lee Brown, 75-) (in 1984), Rich Cooper (trumpet) (in 1984), Harry Kim (in 1984) and Nolan Smith (in 1984)
vocals:
David Byrne (Talking Heads) (in 1984)
conductor:
David Blumberg (in 1984)
arranger:
David Byrne (Talking Heads), David Blumberg and The Georgia Peach
recording of:
(The Gift of Sound) Where the Sun Never Goes Down (in 1984)
lyricist:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:38
6Theadora Is Dozing
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1984)
producer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
baritone saxophone:
Ernie Fields (in 1984) and William Green (woodwind) (in 1984)
drums (drum set):
Paul Humphrey (jazz, r&b drummer) (in 1984)
percussion:
Bobbye Hall (in 1984)
saxophone:
Pete Christlieb (in 1984) and Jackie Kelso (in 1984)
trombone:
Garnett Brown (in 1984), Dana Hughes (in 1984), David Stout (American trombonist) (in 1984), Phil Teil (in 1984) and Fred Wesley (in 1984)
trumpet:
Ray Brown (soul/jazz trumpet player Raymond Lee Brown, 75-) (in 1984), Rich Cooper (trumpet) (in 1984), Harry Kim (in 1984) and Nolan Smith (in 1984)
conductor:
David Blumberg (in 1984)
arranger:
David Byrne (Talking Heads), David Blumberg and Ensemble of the Bulgarian Republic
recording of:
Theadora Is Dozing (in 1984)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
3:04
7Admiral Perry
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1984)
producer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
baritone saxophone:
Ernie Fields (in 1984) and William Green (woodwind) (in 1984)
drums (drum set):
Paul Humphrey (jazz, r&b drummer) (in 1984)
percussion:
Bobbye Hall (in 1984)
saxophone:
Pete Christlieb (in 1984) and Jackie Kelso (in 1984)
trombone:
Garnett Brown (in 1984), Dana Hughes (in 1984), David Stout (American trombonist) (in 1984), Phil Teil (in 1984) and Fred Wesley (in 1984)
trumpet:
Ray Brown (soul/jazz trumpet player Raymond Lee Brown, 75-) (in 1984), Rich Cooper (trumpet) (in 1984), Harry Kim (in 1984) and Nolan Smith (in 1984)
conductor:
David Blumberg (in 1984)
recording of:
Admiral Perry (in 1984)
composer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
5:32
8I Bid You Goodnight
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1984)
producer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
baritone saxophone:
Ernie Fields (in 1984) and William Green (woodwind) (in 1984)
drums (drum set):
Paul Humphrey (jazz, r&b drummer) (in 1984)
percussion:
Bobbye Hall (in 1984)
saxophone:
Pete Christlieb (in 1984) and Jackie Kelso (in 1984)
trombone:
Garnett Brown (in 1984), Dana Hughes (in 1984), David Stout (American trombonist) (in 1984), Phil Teil (in 1984) and Fred Wesley (in 1984)
trumpet:
Ray Brown (soul/jazz trumpet player Raymond Lee Brown, 75-) (in 1984), Rich Cooper (trumpet) (in 1984), Harry Kim (in 1984) and Nolan Smith (in 1984)
conductor:
David Blumberg (in 1984)
arranger:
David Byrne (Talking Heads), David Blumberg and The Pindar Family
recording of:
I Bid You Goodnight (in 1984)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:56
9Things to Do (I’ve Tried)
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1984)
producer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
baritone saxophone:
Ernie Fields (in 1984) and William Green (woodwind) (in 1984)
drums (drum set):
Paul Humphrey (jazz, r&b drummer) (in 1984)
percussion:
Bobbye Hall (in 1984)
saxophone:
Pete Christlieb (in 1984) and Jackie Kelso (in 1984)
trombone:
Garnett Brown (in 1984), Dana Hughes (in 1984), David Stout (American trombonist) (in 1984), Phil Teil (in 1984) and Fred Wesley (in 1984)
trumpet:
Ray Brown (soul/jazz trumpet player Raymond Lee Brown, 75-) (in 1984), Rich Cooper (trumpet) (in 1984), Harry Kim (in 1984) and Nolan Smith (in 1984)
vocals:
David Byrne (Talking Heads) (in 1984)
conductor:
David Blumberg (in 1984)
arranger:
David Byrne (Talking Heads), David Blumberg and Swan's Silvertone Singers
recording of:
I've Tried (in 1984)
lyricist:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
3:28
10Winter
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1984)
producer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
baritone saxophone:
Ernie Fields (in 1984) and William Green (woodwind) (in 1984)
drums (drum set):
Paul Humphrey (jazz, r&b drummer) (in 1984)
percussion:
Bobbye Hall (in 1984)
saxophone:
Pete Christlieb (in 1984) and Jackie Kelso (in 1984)
trombone:
Garnett Brown (in 1984), Dana Hughes (in 1984), David Stout (American trombonist) (in 1984), Phil Teil (in 1984) and Fred Wesley (in 1984)
trumpet:
Ray Brown (soul/jazz trumpet player Raymond Lee Brown, 75-) (in 1984), Rich Cooper (trumpet) (in 1984), Harry Kim (in 1984) and Nolan Smith (in 1984)
conductor:
David Blumberg (in 1984)
recording of:
Winter (in 1984)
composer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
6:26
11Jungle Book
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1984)
producer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
baritone saxophone:
Ernie Fields (in 1984) and William Green (woodwind) (in 1984)
drums (drum set):
Paul Humphrey (jazz, r&b drummer) (in 1984)
percussion:
Bobbye Hall (in 1984)
saxophone:
Pete Christlieb (in 1984), Don Myrick (in 1984) and Ernie Watts (jazz and blues saxophonist) (in 1984)
trombone:
Garnett Brown (in 1984), Dana Hughes (in 1984), David Stout (American trombonist) (in 1984), Phil Teil (in 1984) and Fred Wesley (in 1984)
trumpet:
Ray Brown (soul/jazz trumpet player Raymond Lee Brown, 75-) (in 1984), Rich Cooper (trumpet) (in 1984), Chuck Findley (trumpet, trombone, horn player) (in 1984) and Nolan Smith (in 1984)
conductor:
David Blumberg (in 1984)
recording of:
Jungle Book (in 1984)
composer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
33:44
12In the Future
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1984)
producer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
baritone saxophone:
Ernie Fields (in 1984) and William Green (woodwind) (in 1984)
drums (drum set):
Paul Humphrey (jazz, r&b drummer) (in 1984)
percussion:
Bobbye Hall (in 1984)
saxophone:
Pete Christlieb (in 1984) and Jackie Kelso (in 1984)
trombone:
Garnett Brown (in 1984), Dana Hughes (in 1984), David Stout (American trombonist) (in 1984), Phil Teil (in 1984) and Fred Wesley (in 1984)
trumpet:
Ray Brown (soul/jazz trumpet player Raymond Lee Brown, 75-) (in 1984), Rich Cooper (trumpet) (in 1984), Harry Kim (in 1984) and Nolan Smith (in 1984)
vocals:
David Byrne (Talking Heads) (in 1984)
conductor:
David Blumberg (in 1984)
recording of:
In the Future (in 1984)
lyricist and composer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
6:35
13Tree (Reprise)
2:37
14I’ve Tried (Things to Do)
recording of:
I've Tried
lyricist:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
3:28
15Tic Toc 2 (In the Future)
5:36
16Whisper
3:18
17Misterias
2:42
18Faust Dance
2:18
19Ghost
3:24
20Super Natural
2:57